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EasyMake – one python file instead tons of Makefile locs (github.com)
1 points by kitsu 3615 days ago
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dozzie 3615 days ago
First: Python, as a general purpose language, looks terrible in build rules compared to dedicated build tools. Yes, this includes makefile. You probably have just never seen a well-written makefile (programmers rarely think of it as a code, even though `make' is a programming language).

Second: have you ever heard of SCons?

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kitsu 3615 days ago
Yep, sure. I _personally_ don't like makefiles because it's another language that's need huge amount of code (relatively to the rest of the code). That's pretty annoying And about scons: probably heard someday, i don't sure. Anyway it's look quite big
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dozzie 3614 days ago
> it's another language that's need huge amount of code (relatively to the rest of the code)

It's the first time I see this argument. Does it mean you only produce scripts of 20-40 lines overall length? Why makefile for those?

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